Winter road conditions are set to return

More than 200 crashes — 56 of them involving injuries — were reported Tuesday alone in icy Carson City.

Snow is possible again this weekend, and the Nevada Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol are reminding drivers how to avoid collisions and sliding off the road.

"Many of these crashes were caused by speeding or following too closely to other vehicles," NHP Trooper Dan Lopez said in a news release. "In any kind of snow or ice, drivers need to slow for conditions."

Drivers are reminded to leave extra space between their vehicles and others, and to turn off cruise control in wet winter conditions.

For updated state road conditions, call 511 or go to http://www.nvroads.com. Following are some of the winter-driving safety tips listed at available atnevadadot.com/winter.

Only travel in winter weather when necessary, leave enough time to safely reach your destination and plan your route to avoid snowy/icy areas and steep hills